League Play-Off

Shalalth
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dwayne Corbin got the match started through his kick off. Aurèle Driver recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hollis Horton stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aurèle Driver's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. With a little luck, Scona FC's Rocky Flaherty got control of the ball when Dwayne Corbin tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 11th minute, Edward Beaulieu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hollis Horton was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 21st minute, Papillion Méthot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edward Beaulieu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute, Valentine Montano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hollis Horton was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After a rather tough play, Shalalth's Aldo Duranseau got a free kick in the 31st minute. Hollis Horton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurèle Driver, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. A collision led to Shalalth getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Renato Guillory hit a great ball. After having played for 37 minutes, Dwayne Corbin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shalalth's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dwayne Corbin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Otha Rousseau scored 0-3 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hollis Horton, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aurèle Driver made a kick off. Hollis Horton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Otha Navarro in the 53rd minute of the match. A hard shot 57 in the game by Aurèle Driver from a close distance when the talented Hollis Horton managed to make a qualified save. Shalalth's players were relieved. In the 61st minute Jayson Snell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rocky Flaherty saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes into the game, Edward Beaulieu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Scona FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Shalalth the free kick. The supporters of Shalalth booed when Scona FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edward Beaulieu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Scona FC's zone, Dwayne Corbin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rocky Flaherty came out of the goal and Dwayne Corbin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 64th minute Jayson Snell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rocky Flaherty saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Dwayne Corbin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rocky Flaherty was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. In the 67th play minute Valentine Montano came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Hollis Horton. 0-4. If Otha Navarro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 73 minutes into the match, Shalalth's goal looked a bit too open when Aurèle Driver came free, but Hollis Horton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hollis Horton came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Scona FC's Valentine Montano. But to his dismay, Valentine Montano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. After a rather tough play, Shalalth's Kurtis Burnette got a free kick in the 80th minute. If Otha Rousseau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shalalth's Hollis Horton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aurèle Driver in the 88th minute of play. In the 90th match minute, Shalalth was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kurtis Burnette to maneuver through the defense. If Edward Beaulieu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Edward Beaulieu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Shalalth fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Scona FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.